Yay! I got the call - I'll be at Fireside Dinner Theater in Wisconsin from February through May in their production of Music Man. It makes for a full beginning to the year:

Corinthian Club concert for Syracuse Opera (Ensemble) - Sondheim
FUUS Concert (also Syracuse Opera) - Operatic Favorites
The Three Little Pigs (Syracuse Opera Ensemble - school shows!) - a John Davies/Mozart

and then

Road Trip!

Wow - two new gigs for the local company. One, a Sondheim concert in January, and then the brand new outreach program in Februrary with John Davies directing his Three Little Pigs with 3 of my favorite local performers: Ivy Gaibel, Jimi James, and Tom Anzalone. I'm flattered that I was thought of. That's in addition to the January concert where I hope to have the chance to try one of two new arias out. It would be great to do both pieces, but one can't be greedy on a shared concert.

I also really hope this Music Man gig comes through. It's a show I love, I'm right for and know inside and out. It's also vocally friendly and I already know the choral music. They said by Christmas, but you can't help getting antsy when you have that great an experience at callbacks. It's no guarantee, I realize, but I can still hope.